Diane Megaw
Diane Megaw is a veteran regional journalist at Daily Tidings, reporting across Southern Oregon and statewide developments from a Medford area lens. Her coverage spans business and the economy, housing and labor, public safety and courts, with a focus on what policy and legal decisions mean for local communities.
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Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Jailed for $2.5 Million Credit Card Fraud Scheme Funding Lavish Lifestyle and Illegal Grows
On Tuesday, a former owner of the Corvallis Cannabis Club, 45-year-old Yegishe Nazaryan, was sentenced Tuesday to two years and nine months in federal prison for bank…

Crime & Courts
Eagle Point Cocaine Dealers Busted with Drugs, Ghost Guns, and Cash in Multi-Agency Sting
Following a two-month investigation, two Eagle Point cocaine dealers, 55-year-old Ulysses Timothy Chappel III and 52-year-old Stacy Lyn Cramer, were arrested on April 3…

Crime & Courts
Two More Sue Asante and Nurse for Millions in Fentanyl Diversion Case
Following the 21 plaintiffs who launched lawsuits seeking $348 Million, two new lawsuits against Asante and Dani Marie Schofield, their former nurse accused of diverting…

News
Oregon Raises Minimum Wage by 35 Cents to Address Inflation and Regional Cost Differences
Oregon labor official indicated on Friday that the state’s minimum wage will increase by 35 cents an hour from July 1.

Health
Governor Kotek Orders Leadership Shakeup at Oregon State Hospital After 21st Patient Death Since 2020
After another patient died at the Oregon State Hospital, bringing the number to 21 since 2020, Governor Tina Kotek announced a leadership overhaul at the hospital…

News
Roseburg Man’s Harley Ride Ends in Fatal Crash Found by Friend
The search for a Roseburg man, Terry Eugene Kruh, 63, ended on Thursday, April 10 when a friend, who was one of the searchers, found the body of Kruh and his motorcycle…

News
Oregon DMV Mistake Added 118 More Non-Citizens to Voter Rolls with At Least 13 Casting Ballots in Elections
Over 1,700 non-citizens may have been erroneously registered in Oregon to vote in the presidential election last year, but the DMV estimated on Friday that at least 13…

Crime & Courts
Eugene Man Sentenced to Probation After Threatening on Facebook to Emulate School Shooter Kip Kinkel
A Eugene man who threatened to become the next Kip Kinkel- the school shooter who killed two classmates and injured 25 in a Springfield, Oregon high school in 1998…







